“If this ever gets weird, promise me we can just stop, as nothing is more important than loving you.”
These were the words of Omar Rodríguez-López to his childhood friend Cedric Bixler-Zavala in January 2000, on the eve of recording a breakthrough album that would change their lives forever.
For a decade they stayed true to this pact, until it was spectacularly broken in a haze of deception, Scientology, death and betrayal. The friends then spent the following ten years trying to heal those wounds. This is a documentary film about the artistic and personal relationship between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (At the Drive-In / The Mars Volta). It is also the story of two immigrant outsiders and their desire to create their own place in the world.
Told almost entirely through hundreds of hours of intimate footage filmed by Omar Rodríguez-López over the last 40 years, the documentary charts the duo’s intense and profound journey of friendship, brotherhood, love, fame, self-discovery, and sacrifice. A story like no other, the film unflinchingly tackles the greater themes of success, addiction, death, grief, tragedy, betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption head on. An intimate portrait of a lifelong friendship and a look at the world through a whole new creative prism.
OMAR AND CEDRIC: IF THIS EVER GETS WEIRD in cinemas from 10th October
“A riveting tale of seemingly inexhaustible drama” ABC News
“Their candid personal stories are engrossing” Rolling Stone
“Pushes the music documentary format forward” Variety
“Humanizing two of the 21st century’s most talented rock outsiders” Exclaim!
“Poetic, articulate, self-critical” Little White Lies
“Unlike any music documentary I’ve seen” RogerEbert.com
“A treat for At The Drive In and Mars Volta fans” Exclaim!
“Omar and Cedric are natural-born storytellers” Little White Lies
“An intriguing tale of triumph, tragedy, retribution and untamed musical genius” Kerrang!
“Ensures the importance of human connection, friendship, and creativity in life” Loud and Clear
